Abstract

This specification defines an XHTML document type that is based upon the module framework and modules defined in XHTML Modularization [XHTMLMOD]. The purpose of this document type is to serve as the basis for future extended XHTML 'family' document types, and to provide a consistent,
forward-looking document type cleanly separated from the deprecated, legacy functionality of HTML 4 [HTML4] that was brought forward into the XHTML 1.0 [XHTML1] document types. This document type is most similar to XHTML 1.0 Strict, built using XHTML Modules. This means that many facilities available in other
XHTML Family document types (e.g., XHTML Frames) are not available in this document type. These other facilities are available through modules defined in XHTML Modularization, and document authors
are free to define document types based upon XHTML 1.1 that use these facilities (see [XHTMLMOD] for information on creating new document
types).

Status of this document

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This document is a W3C Proposed Edited Recommendation. If approved, it will supersede the previous edition of XHTML 1.1. It reflects
clarifications and corrections as a result of many years of use by the community. It also includes an XML Schema implementation of the language, and integrates the lang attribute to
increase compatibility with User Agents and Assistive Technologies. A version that shows the specific changes from the previous Recommendation is available in
diff-marked form. A disposition of comments document is also available.

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